by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at West Virginia University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WVU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The WVU men’s basketball team lists 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The WVU women’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 63. The NCAA tracked 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, WVU fields 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports WVU sponsors, basketball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ross Hodge.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Mark Kellogg.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WVU men’s basketball program reported $10,222,908 in revenue against $10,222,908 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $126,308 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,020,924 per team.
The WVU women’s basketball program generated $5,476,114 in revenue against $5,476,114 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $61,875 in operating expense per athlete, or $928,118 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $10,222,908 to the women’s $5,476,114 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 973 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 994 and the women 973, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball lands below the pack at 984.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.